The crimes of terrorism and its financing are considered major crimes requiring detention.

The State Security Presidency shall be responsible for criminal control and deduction functions, including search, detection, control criminal and administrative persecution, collection of evidence, indicators, financial investigation and operations of secret nature, as well as identification, tracking seizing and keeping of funds of suspected persons, proceeds and instrumentalities for the crimes set forth in this Law.

The Public Prosecution may issue a warrant of arrest or summon any person suspected of committing a crime provided for in this Law.

In all cases, the arrested person may not be held for more than (7) days except by written order, as per the procedures and requirement specified by the implementing regulation.

The Attorney General of the Public Prosecution may issue a reasoned order to monitor and have access to evidence, records and messages, including letters, publications, parcels and all communication instrument and information and documents saved in electronic systems relating to any of the crimes stated in this Law, and to intercept, seize and records all these materials.

Without prejudice to civil right, the Public Prosecution may stop the proceeding of the prosecution against any person who reports a crime provided for in this Law, prior to or after its commission, and cooperates with the competent authorities during the investigation for the purpose of apprehending the remaining perpetrators of said crime or of another crime similar in kind and gravity, or leads the authorities to wanted persons or persons plotting to commit similar crimes.

The accused of crimes under this law may not be provisionally released except temporary by order of the Public Prosecution when there is no harm to the interest of the investigations, feared to scape or disappear.

The convicted of crimes under this law may not be provisionally released except temporary by order of the president of the State Security throughout the execution of the sanction, and the implementing regulation shall specify the requirement and condition.

The president of the State Security may issue controls and procedures to ensure the safety of the released persons in the crimes stipulated in this Law.

The criminal investigation officers or military officers responsible to combating the crimes provided for in this Law may use force in accordance with the rules stipulated in the competent law.

A person accused or convicted of one of the crimes provided for in this Law, who sustains damage due to prolonged detention or imprisonment, may petition the President of the State Security seeking indemnification prior to appearing before the specialized criminal court. The petition shall be reviewed by a settlement committee formed for such purpose, pursuant to a decision by the president. Said committee shall comprise at least three members, including a Sharia counselor and a legal counselor. Committee decisions shall be taken by majority within a period not exceeding ninety days from the date of filing the petition.

With prejudge to the provision stipulated for the Custom authority in the AML law, , and upon suspicion of the financing of terrorism, the Customs Authority shall seize immediately the suspect currency or bearar negotiable instruments, gold bullion, precious metals or precious stones, whatever their value, refer it and its holder to the competent authority to proceed with the required procedures, and notifying the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence, and the implementing regulation shall specify the provision to implement this article.

The Public Prosecution shall investigate and prosecute crimes stipulated in the present Law at competent court.

The Public Prosecution may order the detention of any person accused of a crime provided for in this Law for a period, or successive periods, not exceeding any period above 30 days, and not exceed in total for twelve months. In the cases where the investigation requires longer periods of detention, the matter shall be referred to the specialized criminal court to decide on the extension.

Without prejudice to the right of the accused to inform his family of his arrest, the public prosecution may issue an order barring contact with the accused for a period not exceeding ninety days if the investigation so warrants. If the investigation requires a longer period, the matter shall be referred to the specialized criminal court for decision thereon.

Without prejudge the right of the person to seek the assistance of a licensed lawyer to defend himself, the public prosecution may restrict this right if the investigation required so.

Without prejudice to the rights of other third parties, the Public Prosecution shall have the power to determine, trace and trace funds, instrumentalities and proceeds that may be subject to confiscation.

Investigation proceedings or filing of criminal cases relating to crimes provided for in this Law or crimes related thereto shall not be conditional upon a complaint by the victim, his representative or his heirs.

The civil claimant may file his case before the specialized criminal court after the completion of the investigation relating to public right.

The competent court may issue a conviction in the absence of the accused in the commission of any of the offenses provided for in this Law if it is reported by means of notification or an official media. Upon arrest or attendance, the sentenced person shall be brought to the court, which rendered the absentee conviction for re-prosecution.

If there are several crimes related to each other, one of which is one of the crimes provided for in this Law, the competent court shall decide on all crimes against the accused, unless separate documents of these crimes are settled before being submitted to the Court.

The competent authority may execute the order of a provisional seizure of funds or instrumentalities or proceeds promptly.

Whoever describes, explicitly or implicitly, the King or the Crown Prince as infidel, or challenges him in his religion or justice shall be sentenced to no more than a ten-year prison term of no less than a five-year term.

Whoever carries a weapon or explosives for executing a terrorist crime shall be sentenced to no more than a 30-year prison term or no less than a 10-year prison term.

Whoever establishes or manages a terrorist entity or assumes a leading position therein, shall be sentenced to no more than a twenty-five-year prison term or no less than a fifteen-year prison term. Should the doer be an officer in the armed forces, or one of their staff, or should he have received training at a terrorist entity, the prison sentence shall not be less 20 years or no more than thirty years.

Whoever joins a terrorist entity or participates therein shall be sentenced to no more than a twenty-year prison term or no less than a three-year term. Should the doer be an officer in the armed forces, or one of their staff, or should he have received training at a terrorist entity, the prison sentence shall not be less 15 years or no more than thirty years.

Whoever supports or call for any terrorist ideology, a terrorist entity, a terrorist crime or the approach of its perpetrator, expresses sympathy with it, justifies the act of the crime, promotes, or lauds it, or acquires or obtains any document , publications or recorded materials – with intention of publication or promotion- whatever their types are that include justification or promotion of the terrorist ideology , the terrorist offence and lauding same, shall be sentenced to no more than an eight-year prison term or no less than a three-year term.

Whoever instigates another person to join any terrorist entity or to participate in its activities, or recruits, or contributed to financing any such act shall be sentenced to no more than twenty-five-year prison term or no less than an eight-year term; however, should he ban him from withdrawal from the entity, or exploits for this purpose his competence, power or responsibility over him or any other educational, training, guidance, social, instructive or information capacity the punishment shall not be less than fifteen years.

Whoever provides a terrorist entity, any of its members, or any terrorist with any weapons, explosives, ammunitions, nuclear, chemical, biological, radiant, poisonous materials or burning devices, shall be sentenced to no more than a thirty-year prison term or no less than ten years.

In addition, whoever provides a terrorist entity, any of its leaders, any of its members or any person who is related to crimes stipulated in the present law, with any valid or forged documents.

Whoever provides a terrorist entity, any of its members or any terrorist with any communication means, or furnishes any of them with information, consultation, assistance, a livelihood means, housing, shelter, medical care, transport, a meeting place or any other facilities that could help in achieving their purposes, shall be punished by no more than twenty year prison term or no less than a ten-year term.

Whoever smuggles any weapons, ammunitions, explosives, nuclear or chemical, biological, radiant or poisonous materials, or any burning devices, any wire or wireless or electronic communication mediums, or manufactures develops, assembles, prepares imports acquires or possesses them, or smuggles any of the raw materials or devices used in manufacturing, preparing and providing them, or transporting them through post parcels, public and private transport means or any other means with the intention of their use in committing any of the crimes state in this Law, shall be punished by no more than a twenty-five-years prison terms or no less than a fifteen-year term.

Whoever kidnaps a person, detains or imprisons him, or threatens of any of such deeds for committing a terrorist offence or terrorism financing crime shall be sentenced to no more than a thirty-year prison term or no less than a ten-year term. The court may sentenced a death if any of such deeds was associated with using of weapons or explosives for threatening.

Whoever highjacks any means of air, sea or land transport or threatens to carry out any of such acts for committing a terrorist crime or terrorism financing offence shall be sentenced to no more than a thirty-year prison term or no less than a ten-year term. The court may sentenced to death if any of such deeds was accompanied with the use of or threatening with weapons or explosives.

Whoever destroys any of the public or private utilities or any means of transport, or any air, sea or land companies or platforms fixed at the bottom of the sea, exposes them to risks, damages them of obstruct service therein, for executing a terrorist crime, shall be sentenced to no more than a fifteen-year prison term or no less than an eight-year term.

Whoever establishes a web site on the internet or a program on a computer system or any electronic systems, or transmits any of them for committing a crime stipulated under this law, or facilitate communication with a leader or members of any terrorist entity, or promulgate its thoughts, or finances it, publishes how to manufacture burning devices or explosives, or any other device for their use in committing a terrorist offence shall be sentenced to no more than a twenty-year prison term or no less than a five-year term.

Whoever broadcast in any means news, a statement, false or malicious rumor for implementing a terrorist crime, shall be sentenced to no more than a five-year prison term or no less than one-year term.

Whoever selects the Kingdom’s territories as a location for planning or meeting to commit a terrorist crime or TF offence or a TF crime outside the Kingdom shall be sentenced to no more than a ten-year prison term or no less than a five-year term.

Whoever obstructs the progress of investigation or trial, or attacks or threatens to attack any of the officers enforcing the provisions of this Law, or challenges him or attacks or threaten to attack any of his relatives or properties , shall be punished by a prison term of no more than ten years or no less than a three-year term.

Whoever provides, raises, collects, and receives funds or allocates, transfers, converts , acquires them, or calls for contributing such funds in any manner, directly or indirectly, from a legitimate or illegitimate sources- with the intention that they should be used or in the knowledge that they are to be use wholly or in part for committing a terrorist offence, inside or outside the Kingdom or they are related to it or they will be used by a terrorist entity or a terrorist for whatever purpose, even if the crime has not occurred or the funds have not been used, shall be sentenced to no more than fifteen-year prison term and no less than a five-year term. If the doer has exploited, for this purpose, the facilities empowered to him by his job capacity or his professional activity or social standing, the punishment shall not be less a ten-year prison term.

Whoever has traveled to another State for the purpose of committing any of the offenses set out in this Law shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years and not less than five years.

Any legal person whose any of his owners, representatives, directors, or agents have committed any of the offences set out in this law or contributed thereto shall be sentenced to a fine of no more than ten million Saudi riyals and no less than three million Saudi riyals, if the crime has occurred in his name or for his own account without prejudice to the responsibility of the natural person who has committed the crime. Courts may have the right to suspend the activity of the legal person on a temporary or permanent basis, or close his offices associated with the crime on a temporary or permanent basis, liquidate his business or appoint a judicial guard to manage funds and transactions. In all cases, the judgement issued against him shall provide for publishing a summary thereof at the cost of the sentenced legal person in a local newspaper issued at his residency area. If no newspaper exits in residency area, it will be published at the region closest to him, or the summary may be published in any appropriate means.

None of the punishments prescribed under this Law shall prejudice a more severe punishment based on the provisions of Islamic Sharia Law or other laws.

Whoever has been aware of an attempt for the execution of a terrorist crime or its financing and has not reported it to the competent authority, with his ability to report, shall be sentenced to no more than a five- year prison term.

Whoever covers any of the crimes stipulated in this Law or one of its perpetrators shall be sentenced to no more than five-year prison term.

In cases where confiscation of funds, proceeds of the crime, instrumentalities, are not possible because the funds are no longer available for confiscation or cannot be located, the court shall order confiscation of any other funds owned by the convict in order to recover an amount that is equivalent in value to funds under Article 58.

funds, proceeds of the crime, instrumentalities may not be confiscated if the owner can establish that he/she acquired the funds by paying a fair price or in return for the provision of services corresponding to the value of such funds or based on other legitimate grounds, and that he/she was unaware of their illicit origin.

The competent court may invalidate or prohibit an activity or action, whether contractual or otherwise, if one or more of the parties knew or should have known that such an activity could prejudice the ability of the competent authorities to seize or recover funds subject to confiscation.

If the confiscation of funds, Instrumentalities or proceeds is deemed to be non-destructive, the competent authority may act in accordance with the law, recover or share them with countries that have conventions or treaties with the Kingdom.

FIs, DNFBPs, and NPOs shall identify, assess, understand and document its financing of terrorism risks, taking into account a wide range of risk factors, including those relating to its customers, countries or geographic areas, products, services, transactions and delivery channels, and provide its risk assessment report to the supervisory authorities upon request. The risk assessment under this Article shall include an assessment, prior to their use, of the risks associated with new products, business practices and technologies.

FIs and DNFBPs shall apply due diligence measures, and determine the extent of due diligence measures, on the basis of TF risks, to its customers and the business relationship, and shall apply enhanced due diligence measures when the TF risks are high. The Implementing Regulation shall set forth the instances in which such measures shall be taken and the types of measures to be taken.

FIs and DNFBPs shall apply enhanced due diligence measures proportionate to the risks involving business relationships and transactions with a person from a country that was identified as high risk by the FIs, DNFBPs, or the Permanent Committee on Combating Terrorism and its financing. FIs and DNFBPs shall apply the risk mitigating measures prescribed by the supervisory authorities.

FIs, DNFBPs, and NPOs shall have in place and effectively implement policies, procedures and controls against financing of terrorism, aimed at managing and mitigating any risks identified. The Implementing Regulation shall specify matters to be addressed by such policies, procedures and controls.

FIs and DNFBPs must monitor and scrutinize transactions, documents, and data on an ongoing basis as prescribed by the relevant provisions stipulated in the Anti-Money Laundering Law, and examine any complex and unusual large transaction, and any unusual pattern of transactions that has no clear economic or legal objective.

Competent authorities may exchange information with and make inquiries or joint investigation on behalf of foreign counterparts for the purpose of providing assistance in the investigation or controlled delivery to the funds, with countries that are signatories with the Kingdom to valid agreements, or on the basis of reciprocity. This shall be done pursuant to applicable statutory procedures, without prejudice to the national sovereignty of the country or provisions and customs related to confidentiality of information.

An accused person or convicted of a crime set out in the law may be extradited to and from another state provided that such extradition is pursuant to a valid agreement between the Kingdom and the requesting state, or on the basis of reciprocity. If the extradition request is denied, he shall be tried before the competent courts in the Kingdom, using investigations provided by the state requesting extradition.

The Committee for Mutual Legal Assistance shall receive and process requests for mutual legal assistance concerning crimes set out in this law.

The Permanente Committee for Combating Terrorism and its financing receive requests from countries and organizations for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions relating to the prevention and suppression of terrorism and financing of terrorism. The Committee shall put in place, and update, mechanisms, and take the necessary measures are be taken to implement the said resolutions by the committee. The mechanisms shall be issued pursuant to a decision by the President of State Security.

The Directorate – as a national central agency, shall enjoy adequate operational independence, shall undertake receiving suspicious transaction reports or other reports or information relating to financing of terrorism as provided for by this Law and the Implementing Regulation, to analyze such reports and information, and to disseminate the results of its analysis to competent authorities, either spontaneously or upon request.

Every person with duties for or within the Directorate is required to keep confidential any information obtained within the scope of these duties, even after the cessation of those duties.

The Directorate may, on its own motion or by request, disseminate information and the results of its analysis to relevant competent authorities when there are grounds to suspect that a transaction is related to financing of terrorism. The Directorate shall have the authority to carry out its function freely, including the autonomous decision to conduct analysis, request, disseminate or forward specific information.

Information disclosed to The Directorate may be exchanged with competent authorities.

The Permanent Committee for Counter terrorism and its Financing shall coordinate, revise and update periodically national policies in the field of counter-terrorism and its financing, on the basis of international obligations, requirements and developments, as well as the assessment and financing of terrorism risks, including high-risk countries. The President of State Security shall issue the internal regulation for the Permanent Committee for Counter terrorism and its Financing.

Competent authorities in the kingdom may exchange information with each other that are released by FIs, DNFBPs, and NPOs. This shall be done pursuant to applicable statutory procedures, without prejudice to the provisions and customs related to confidentiality of information.

Any person concerned with the implementation of the provisions of this Law shall maintain the confidentiality of information he becomes privy to, and such information may not be disclosed except for the use of the competent authorities. Unless justified, no disclosure may be made to any person of any of the reporting, inquiry, investigation or trial procedures, or of data related thereto, in respect of any of the crimes set forth in this Law.

Specialized Centers shall establish. The centers are mandated to provide care to persons detained for or convicted of any of the crimes provided for in this Law, to correct their ideas and deepening national affiliation. The rules of work of the committees in these centers and how to form them, and rewarding their members and those who are assisted shall issue by the President of State Security.

The State Security Presidency shall establish "Correction and Rehabilitation Centers" which provide care to persons detained for or convicted of any of the crimes provided for in this Law, which aim to facilitate their integration into society, deepen their national affiliation, and correct their misconceptions, and the President of the State Security shall issue the rules governing the role and rewards of its employees and collaborators.

The President of the State Security shall issue a list of security procedures, rights, duties, breaches and penalties, classification of detainees and prisoners within the detention centers and prisons designated for the implementation of the provisions of this Law, and what is necessary to rectify and improve their social and health conditions.

Inferring the intent, the knowledge or the purpose of committing a crime of terrorism or the crime of financing terrorism shall be through the circumstances and the objective and factual circumstances of the case.

The provision set out in the Anti-Money Laundering Law shall also apply for FIs, DNFBPs, and NPOs in cases not provided for in this law.

The provisions of the Criminal Procedures Law shall apply in cases not provided for in this Law.

This law shall replace the law of terrorist crimes and its financing, issued by Royal Decree No. (M / 16) dated 24/2/1435 AH, and repeal any contrary provisions.

The Council of ministers shall issue Implementing Regulations after the preparation of state security presidency, public prosecution, ministry of justice, and Ministry of Finance within no more than (180) days.

This Law shall enter into force on the day following the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.